Looking at the big picture.

International logistics provider DACHSER continues to expand its Asia operations, taking over its partner’s shares in three countries. As a result, the family-owned company is now the sole shareholder in the company’s ventures in India and Thailand and a majority shareholder of the joint venture in Bangladesh.

Kempten, June 27, 2013. As of July 1, Burkhard Eling (42) will be taking over the Finance, Legal, and Tax (FLT) Department at logistics provider DACHSER. He succeeds Professor Dr. Dieter Truxius, who will remain a member of the company’s management until he retires at the end of the year.

Dachser closed the 2012 financial year in the Far East with strong turnover at US$283 m (HK$2.2 bn) an increase of more than 9.7 per cent when compared to the previous year’s total of US$258 m. Total shipments reached 216,100, including air freight and sea freight.

Kempten, Munich. 20 March 2013. DACHSER closed the 2012 financial year with new record highs in terms of overall revenue and staff numbers. Revenue growth nevertheless slowed to 3.7 percent. DACHSER has set initial growth impulses for 2013 with the acquisitions of the Spanish logistics providers Azkar and Transunion. Including revenues from these acquisitions and expected organic growth, DACHSER aims to surpass the 5-billion-euro revenue threshold for the first time in the current fiscal year.

On 31 October 2014, the Cargo Administration of Shanghai Pudong Airport announced a bulletin about its evaluation of customs-supervised warehouses for the 3rd quarter, which included 10 warehouses with the highest scores. DACHSER Shanghai Co. Ltd (hereinafter referred to as “DACHSER”) is one of them. According to the bulletin, 7 of the 10 top-rated warehouses belong to Chinese companies; DACHSER is one of the only 3 international companies and the only logistics provider from Europe that claimed this title.

From a formidable domestic contender to a major international player: when companies grow beyond their national borders, new thinking, future-oriented positioning, and a clear focus on customers’ needs is required.

22 Chinese-made intercity buses made a one-way trip across the Pacific. DACHSER Chile obtained the order from China-based automotive manufacturer Zhongtong Bus Holding Co Ltd. to transport the brand-new buses to the South American coastal nation.

No industry is developing is rapidly as a logistics; almost no other economic sector is said to have such a huge potential for growth. Continued globalization will require more and more specialized solutions in order to manage the global flow of goods in a reliable, timely and cost-efficient manner.